§2.1Ὅτε δὲ κατῆλθον εἰς τὸν οἶκόν μου καὶ ἀπεδόθη μοι Ἅννα ἡ γυνὴ μου καὶ Τωβίας ὁ υἱός μου, ἐν τῇ πεντηκοστῇ ἑορτῇ ἥ ἐστιν ἁγία ἑπτὰ ἑβδομάδων, ἐγενήθη ἄριστον καλόν μοι· ἀνέπεσα τοῦ φαγεῖν.
And when I returned to my house, and my wife Anna and my son Tobias were restored to me, at the feast of Pentecost, which is the holy feast of the seven weeks, a good dinner was prepared for me, and I sat down to eat.
§2.2καὶ ἐθεασάμην ὄψα πολλά, καὶ εἶπα τῷ υἱῷ μου Βάδισον καὶ ἄγαγε ὃν ἐὰν εὕρῃς τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν ἐνδεῆ ὃς μέμνηται τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ἰδοὺ μένω σε. §2.3καὶ ἐλθὼν εἶπεν Πάτερ, εἰς ἐκ τοῦ γένους ἡμῶν ἐστραγγαλωμένος ἔρριπται ἐν τῇ ἀγορῷ. §2.4κἀγὼ πρὶν ἢ γεύσασθαί με ἀναπηδήσας (4)ἀνειλόμην αὐτὸν εἰς τι οἴκημα ἕως οὗ ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος.
And I saw many dishes, and I said to my son, "Go, and bring whomsoever you shall find of our brethren who is needy and mindful of the Lord; and behold, I wait for you." And he came and said, "Father, one of our race has been strangled and cast out in the marketplace." And I, before I tasted anything, sprang up and carried him into a certain room until the sun went down.
§2.5καὶ ἐπιστρέψας ἐλουσάμην, καὶ ἤσθιον τὸν ἄρτον μου ἐν λύπῃ· §2.6καὶ ἐμνήσθην τῆς προφητείας Ἀμώς, καθὼς εἶπεν
Στραφήσονται αἱ ἑορταὶ ὑμῶν εἰς πένθος,
καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ εὐφροσύναι ὑμῶν εἰς θρῆνον. §2.7καὶ ἔκλαυσα.
And I returned and washed myself, and ate my bread in sadness, and I remembered the prophecy of Amos, as he said, "Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, and all your mirth into lamentation." And I wept.
(7)καὶ ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ ἥλιος. ᾠχόμην καὶ ὀρύξας ἔθαψα αὐτόν.
And when the sun went down, I went and digged a grave, and buried him.
§2.8καὶ οἱ πλησίον ἐπεγέλων λέγοντες Οὐκέτι φοβεῖται φονευθῆναι περὶ τοῦ πράγματος τούτου· καὶ ἀπέδρα, καὶ ἰδοὺ πάλιν θάπτει τοὺς νεκρούς. §2.9καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ τῇ νυκτὶ ἀνέλυσα θάψας, καὶ ἐκοιμήθην μεμιαμμένος παρὰ τὸν τοῖχον τῆς αὐλῆς, καὶ τὸ πρόσωπόν μου ἀκάλυπτον ἦν.
And my neighbours mocked me, saying, "He is no longer afraid to be put to death for this matter; and he fled away, and behold, he buries the dead again." And that same night I returned from burying him, and slept, being polluted, by the wall of the courtyard, and my face was uncovered.
§2.10καὶ οὐκ ᾔδειν ὅτι στρουθία ἐν τῷ τοίχῳ ἐστίν· καὶ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν μου ἀνεῳγότων, ἀφώδευσαν τὰ στρουθία θερμὸν εἰς τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου, καὶ ἐγενήθη λευκώματα εἰς τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς μου· καὶ ἐπορεύθην πρὸς ἰατρούς, καὶ οὐκ ὠφέλησάν με·
And I knew not that there were sparrows in the wall; and my eyes being open, the sparrows muted warm dung into my eyes, and white films came in my eyes; and I went to the physicians, and they helped me not.
Ἀχιάχαρος δὲ ἔτρεφέν με ἕως οὗ ἐπορεύθην εἰς τὴν Ἐλλυμαίδα.
And Achiacharos nourished me until I went into Elymais.
§2.11Καὶ ἡ γυνή μου Ἅννα ἠριθεύετο ἐν τοῖς γυναικείοις· §2.12καὶ ἀπέστελλε τοῖς κυρίοις, καὶ ἀπέδωκαν αὐτῇ καὶ αὐτοὶ τὸν μισθόν, προσδόντες καὶ ἔριφον.
And my wife Anna did spin wool in the women's chambers, and she sent it to her employers, and they paid her wages, and gave her besides a kid.
§2.13ὅτε δὲ ἦλθεν πρὸς μέ, ἤρξατο κράζειν· καὶ εἶπα αὐτῇ Πόθεν τὸ ἐρίφιον;
And when it came to me, it began to cry; and I said to her, "From whence is this kid?
μὴ κλεψιμαῖόν ἐστιν;
Is it not stolen?
ἀπόδος αὐτὸ τοῖς κυρίοις· οὐ γὰρ θεμιτόν ἐστιν φαγεῖν κλεψιμαῖον. §2.14ἡ δὲ εἶπεν Δῶρον δέδοταί μοι ἐπὶ τῷ μισθῷ. καὶ οὐκ ἐπίστευον αὐτῇ, καὶ ἔλεγον ἀποδιδόναι αὐτὸ τοῖς κυρίοις, καὶ ἠρυθρίων πρὸς αὐτήν·
Render it to its owners; for it is not lawful to eat anything that is stolen." But she said, "It is given to me as a gift above my wages." But I did not believe her, and I told her to render it to its owners, and I blushed for her.
(²²)ἡ δὲ ἀποκριθεῖσα εἶπέν μοι Ποῦ εἰσιν αἱ ἐλεημοσύναι σου καὶ αἱ δικαιοσύναι σου;
But she answered and said to me, "Where are your alms and your righteous deeds?
ἰδοὺ γνωστὰ πάντα μετὰ σοῦ.
Behold, all things are known with you."